Plumbing Tips

Sandy Springs is one of the largest cities in metro Atlanta, with more than 108,000 residents living in everything from 1960s ranch homes along Roswell Road to high-rise condos near the Perimeter. That variety in housing stock means a wide range of plumbing issues, many of them tied directly to the age and type of

Sandy Springs is not one kind of neighborhood. Within a few miles you can go from a 1960s ranch off Roswell Road to a high-rise condo near the Perimeter to a renovated home in Riverside where modern fixtures connect to original cast iron drain lines. Each housing type fails differently, and when a plumbing emergency

If you own a home in Kennesaw, you will eventually need a plumber. The question is what kind of service and when. Kennesaw’s housing stock ranges from 1970s and 1980s neighborhoods along Old 41 Highway to newer subdivisions around Legacy Park and the Town Center area, and each era of construction brings different pipe materials,

Thousands of homes in Kennesaw were built during the North Cobb building boom of the 1970s through 1990s, which means many are now running on plumbing systems that are 30 to 50 years old. Galvanized steel pipes from the 1970s are corroding from the inside. Polybutylene lines installed between 1978 and 1995 are cracking at

Sandy Springs has some of the oldest residential plumbing infrastructure in metro Atlanta. Thousands of homes built between the early 1960s and late 1980s still have their original sewer lines in the ground: clay pipes, cast iron pipes, and in some cases Orangeburg pipe that has been underground for 40 to 60 years. These pipes

A main water-line leak is not always obvious. Some leaks produce visible water or a sudden loss of service, while others can develop with less obvious symptoms. Signs worth investigating include an unexplained increase in water use, water appearing where it should not, low water pressure throughout the house, persistently wet areas outside, or a

The cost to repipe a house in Metro Atlanta depends on the plumbing system, home layout, number of fixtures, pipe material, accessibility and how much of the existing piping needs to be replaced. That is why a responsible repiping estimate should start with an evaluation of the house rather than a generic price per square

A sewer problem does not automatically mean you need a new sewer line. A localized sewer repair may make sense when damage is limited to a specific section and the remaining line is in suitable condition. Replacement becomes more relevant when damage or deterioration affects a larger portion of the sewer or when repeated problems

Low water pressure at one faucet may point to a problem with that fixture. Low water pressure throughout the house can indicate a broader plumbing or water-supply issue that deserves diagnosis. Possible causes can include a pressure-regulating problem, a leak, restrictions in aging plumbing, a water-line issue or another condition affecting the home’s water supply.

If the same drain keeps clogging after it has already been cleared, the recurrence is a clue. The problem may involve continued buildup, an obstruction that was not fully removed, something repeatedly entering the drain, or a condition farther into the drainage or sewer system. When multiple drains are affected or a clog quickly returns